feminism… Staying married is a choice. And this choice empowers me everyday. 1 May 201925 Aug 2019 Everyday. Staying married is a choice everyday. Everyday we make the decision to be with our spouse. Everyday we evaluate our relationship and want to stay in it. This is…
feminism… Hey sister! May be have Iftar together? 30 Apr 201919 May 2020 "Sonia! Please let me know when I can invite them? I don't like eating at others' place and never asking them over." I heard my husband badgering me for the…
feminism… I wanted companionship. So I got married. And it’s arranged. 25 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 Strange, right? "Why would a nice, Muslim, Pakistani girl want a man's companionship? She can go to school and make some friends. All girls. Or she can go to work…
burnout… Superwoman, supermom, boss babe, super wife! The problem with believing that superheroes exist in women! 20 Apr 201920 Nov 2019 In a life of high expectations, accolading women with these titles is adding to our problems frankly. No one is a super hero, right? Let's just agree over this because…
feminism… It’s okay if my husband isn’t my best friend. He’s my significant other. 20 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 Trust me husband-centered life livers! It's okay that he's the center of our beings and still not our best friend. Or he's our best friend when it's about half the…
feminism… Why am I not a recipient of my own grace? 18 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 We have ample grace for everyone. Our kids, spouse, parents, siblings, friends, boss, neighbors. But the one person that we don't have grace for is our own self. Why is…
feminism… A random guy smiled at me and made me happy. 17 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 As a girl from a somewhat conservative, somewhat liberal country, as a follower of a largely liberal and slightly conservative religion and as the member of a family with predominantly…
feminism… Good marriage, bad marriage 16 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 When it's about a spousal relationship, we (particularly women) are conditioned to think that it's either a loving relationship or a quiet adjustment. That it's either a whirlwind of emotions…
feminism… Helping my wife in Suhoor and Iftar preparation 11 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 "No way! That's not an expectation. Moreover, she does it so well. I don't know how she does it but she's always so on top of the Iftar and Sahoor…
feminism… “Am I turning into my mother?” 10 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 My mother is a most lovely woman. And straightforward. And honest. And gentle at the same time. And protective. And not subtle when someone hasn't been kind. And she herself…
My mind as a woman 